Pictures show rescued Chibok girl Amina Ali (initially identified as Falmata Mbalala) and her child being received by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
She was accompanied by Governor Kashim Shettima and other people from Borno State.
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Thursday, 19 May 2016
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Army confirms rescue of Chibok girl.
Posted on 09:12 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that one of the over two hundred school girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014 has been rescued.
The confirmation was made on Wednesday in a press release signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman.
"This is to confirm that one of the abducted Chibok school girls, Falmata Mbalala, was among the rescued persons by our troops at Baale near Damboa."
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting...

GOC 7 Division directing Sambisa operation from the air (Photo)
Posted on 08:46 by Steve Igbokwe
The Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu on board an Air Force reconnaissance plane during Tuesday's operation at Alafa and Njimia terrorist camps in Sambisa forest.
Fifteen terrorists were killed and forty-one hostages rescued during the operation.
Several items including vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and firearms were also recovered.
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NCC issues code to protect mobile phone users from unsolicited messages
Posted on 05:16 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a directive mandating all mobile network operators to dedicate the short code 2442 on their networks to consumers who do not want unsolicited messages.
The short code is expected to be used by subscribers to opt in to the "do not disturb" database of the mobile network operators.
The NCC said that the directive is intended to protect consumers from unfair practices through the availability of information...

Troops rout cattle rustlers and bandits at Yan Mangu forest
Posted on 04:39 by Steve Igbokwe
Tuesday the 17th of May 2016 was a very bad day for armed bandits and cattle rustlers operating from Yan Mangu forest around Maru Local Government Area in Zamfara State as they were raided by troops of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army operating under the auspices of Operation MESA.
A statement signed by Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman said that the troops arrested 2 bandits and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 AK-47 rifle magazine loaded with 7 rounds of...

Wednesday's Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja (Photo)
Posted on 04:01 by Steve Igbokwe
The Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting is currently ongoing and is being presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Details later.
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Troops kill 15 insurgents, recover vehicles, motorbikes in Sambisa forest
Posted on 03:45 by Steve Igbokwe
Troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army fighting inside Sambisa forest on Tuesday, May 17th cleared Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed their camps in Njimia, deep inside the forest.
The troops had on their way to Njimia encountered a group of Boko Haram terrorists at Alafa, killing fifteen of them and destroying their camps there.
During the operation, the troops rescued 41 hostages, mostly women and children and recovered 2 Dane Guns, several...
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